Fans accuse the Oscars of being SEXIST over 'Barbie' nominations
In a shocking twist, the Oscars have taken a “sexist” turn and are no longer woke enough for the left.
While the film “Barbie” resulted in star Margot Robbie being nominated for her role as producer of the Mattel blockbuster, the actress was left out of the best actress category when nominations were announced.
Writer-director Greta Gerwig received a nomination for best adapted screenplay but also missed out on a best director nod.
Meanwhile, Ryan Gosling picked up a best supporting actor nomination for his role in the film.
Hillary Clinton decided to comment via social media, writing: “Greta and Margot, while it can sting to win at the box office but not take home the gold, your millions of fans love you. You’re both so much more than kenough.”
Lauren Chen finds the story “silly,” but the nominations shocked her as well.
“The 'Barbie' nominations overall surprised me for several reasons,” Chen says, noting that much of the reason was for the number of accolades the film actually did receive.
“I didn’t expect 'Barbie' to get so many accolades,” Chen says. “I just didn’t find it very good, and I’m not even talking about its political messaging. I just thought the movie was long and drawn out and awkward.”
“It’s like okay, kind of feel like you’re grading on a curve here,” she adds.
As for whether or not the lack of Oscars Robbie and Gerwig received was a sexist decision, Chen doesn’t think so.
“Is this the patriarchy that the 'Barbie' film warned us about striking again, or is it just that Margot Robbie, specifically in her role, didn’t have that much material to work with to exercise her depth as an actress?” Chen asks.
To see her full analysis, watch the video below.
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Bill Maher blasts 'Barbie' movie as 'preachy, man-hating, and a Zombie Lie'
Bill Maher watched the highly discussed "Barbie" film, and while he noted that he enjoyed the movie, he also described it as "preachy, man-hating, and a Zombie Lie."
"What is a Zombie Lie? Something that never was true but certain people refuse to stop saying it (tax cuts for the rich increase revenues, e.g.); OR something that USED to be true but no longer is, but certain people pretend it's still true. 'Barbie' is this kind of Zombie Lie," Maher wrote.
He took issue with the film's focus on the patriarchy, suggesting that movie is behind the times.
"Spoiler alert, Barbie fights the Patriarchy. Right up to the Mattel board who created her, consisting of 12 white men! The Patriarchy! Except there's a Mattel board in real life, and it's 7 men and 5 women. OK, not perfect even-steven, but not the way the board IN THE MOVIE - which takes place in 2023 - is portrayed. And not really any longer deserving of the word 'patriarchy.' Yes, there was one, and remnants of it remain - but this movie is so 2000-LATE," Maher wrote.
Mattel's website actually indicates that the board of directors consists of 11 members, including six men and five women.
"Truth is, I'm not the one who's out of step - I'm living in the year we're living in. Barbie is fun, I enjoyed it - but it IS a #ZombieLie. And people who don't go along with zombie lies did not take some red pill - just staying true to CURRENT reality. Let's live in the year we're living in!" Maher wrote.
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Whoopi Goldberg LOSES IT over Ben Shapiro’s 'Barbie' movie commentary
Once again, Whoopi Goldberg of "The View" is captured ranting and raving about something that isn’t even true.
Earlier this week, she lambasted Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Board of Education over not consulting African-Americans about black history curriculum standards, even though two black scholars were on the board that approved the curriculum.
Now she’s turned her fiery gaze toward Ben Shapiro over his recent commentary about the new “Barbie” movie.
Shapiro was very forthcoming with his views about the film:
“I find it upsetting when material based on children’s IP marketed to little girls actually ends up being angry feminist claptrap that alienates men from women, undermines basic human values, and promotes falsehood all at the same time.”
“It’s a movie about a doll!” Whoopi shrieks in response to Shapiro’s clip.
“When [kids are] seeing this movie, that’s not how they’re looking at it,” she continues.
Not only is “Barbie” not a kids' film (it’s rated PG-13), but it’s also unapologetically predicated on feminism and patriarchy rather than subjects that would apply to a child’s doll.
“It’s not just a doll movie,” Dave Rubin says, adding, “If you listen to any of the people who made the movie, they’re telling you that they’re putting political and cultural messages in there.”
And he’s absolutely right.
Issa Rae, who plays President Barbie, is quoted as saying, “Barbie takes on some of the greatest gender imbalances present in society today.”
Simu Liu, one of the Kens in the film, said, “I hope that [the film] really challenges gender norms and heteronormativity.”
Add to that the fact that Barbie struggles with thoughts of death and is even called a “fascist” at one point in the film, and it’s perfectly clear: “Barbie” is most certainly not just “a movie about a doll.”
But Whoopi can continue being what Rubin calls a “deeply shallow thinker” if she wants to.
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Is the new ‘Barbie’ movie secretly CONSERVATIVE?
Since it hit theaters on July 21, "Barbie" has already grossed over $300 million globally, far exceeding its already lofty expectations.
However, despite its outward success, "Barbie" has been quite polarizing. Some float out of theaters aglow in pure hot pink girl power, while others stomp out of showings cursing the movie for its man-hating, liberal agenda.
Allie Beth Stuckey joins with producer Bri Schrader to discuss the highly controversial film.
Allie plays one of the trailers for the "Barbie" movie, which is undeniably entertaining, full of big-name celebrities, and seemingly all-inclusive – it even boldly claims to be a movie for Barbie lovers and haters alike.
“If I just saw that trailer, I would want to see that movie, not knowing everything that I know now about our entertainment industry,” Allie says.
But since she is well acquainted with the corruption of Hollywood, Allie doesn’t plan on seeing "Barbie" any time soon.
Bri, as a Greta Gerwig fan, however, did go see the movie on opening weekend and has some valuable insight to share.
From Bri’s perspective, the plot is quite erratic, as Barbie and Ken venture back and forth between Barbieland, a matriarchal society, to the real world, which is – you guessed it – dominated by the patriarchy.
In short, Ken, after learning about the patriarchy of the real world, brings his newfound man power back to Barbieland, which he effectively turns into Kendom, but it doesn’t go well. The Barbies devise a crafty plan to regain their dominance through essentially manipulating the Kens in “a very toxic way,” according to Bri.
Meanwhile, Barbie, who is no longer the stereotypical, superficial doll she was before her adventures, decides to return to the real world to be a human, leaving behind Ken, whom she never liked anyway.
“This whole movie is about patriarchy and feminism,” Bri says.
“The overwhelming point is that women don’t need men and women don’t enjoy men, and it’s because of patriarchy, and in the end men are still subservient to women and that’s how it’s intended to be,” she rants, clearly disappointed in a film she was eager to see.
“So my question is: do you think it’s a promotion of that idea or a critique of that idea?” Allie asks, adding, “because [Barbie] goes back to the patriarchy … some people are saying ‘no, this has a conservative message.'”
To hear Bri’s response, watch the full clip below.
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